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The adventures of Sig. Gaudentio di Lucca. [electronic resource] : Being the substance of his examination before the fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna, in Italy: giving an account of an unknown country, in the midst of the deserts of Africa, the origin and antiquity of the people, their religion, customs, and laws. Copied from the original manuscripts in St. Mark's Library at Venice; with critical notes of the learned Signor Rhedi. To which is prefixed, a letter of the secretary of the Inquisition, shewing the reasons of Signor Gaudentio's being apprehended, and the manner of it. Translated from the Italian.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berington, Simon, 1680-1755.
- Berkeley, George, 1685-1753., Author.
- Standardized Title:
- Memoirs of Sigr. Gaudentio di Lucca
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Inquisition--Italy.
- Inquisition.
- Utopias.
- Genre:
- Imaginary voyages.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p. )
- Other Title:
- Adventures of Sig. Gaudentio di Lucca
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Re-printed by William Conover, no. 71, Walnut-Street, 1799.
- Notes:
- Not a translation. Attributed to Berington in the New Cambridge bibliography of English literature. Sometimes wrongly attributed to George Berkeley.
- First published at London in 1737 under title: The memoirs of Signor Gaudentia de Lucca.
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 35183
- English Short Title Catalog, W10142.
- OCLC:
- 510948647
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